The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-03-08


THE question Is towho hiss theright
TO convene the Legislature has been
raised by the Enforcement organ,
and an opinion Is given which we en-
tirely dissent from, We Sre not dis
euSSing. h il understood whether
there is now q necessity for calling s
session Of the Legislature or not, we
are simply arguing s question Of Con
stitutionsl right.
The King eSnnot legally convene
the Legislative Assembly without the
Sdyiee % the Privy Council, The
whole question rests upon Article Is
al the Constitution. which Is ignorsd
By the 4fart6ss. The article runs IS
follows;
AxrIcIS =, he King. by snd with The
s5Y,ce - his Frivy CoGlscil. coavsnsS sse
LEGISLATIVE Assembly, a; the seat of Govern
rszs, o. az 4 6iss-s2; place. II that SAoal6
become dangerous froa an enemy o. any
GSaSSro1S disorder ana II case of disagree
rcs2t between His MAJESTY and the lsSiSlS-
tive ASSEMBLY, be a6socrcS p-o7oScsS, or
6iSSolrsS II. bat not heyo26 the next ordinary
Session under any STea' s-nszSs2ey, he r.asy
CNLNS-lS ne Llr[lS-A.tNG AS-GlC-N ~
ordinary SCISSORS.
This Is perfectly elsSr Snd eompre-
hensavs; il defines II WHIST mSnner the
Legislature shall be called Article
As upon which the 46eg-ttSsr's argu-
nent is based. SSyS:
Axrrc-r Is. The Legislative Bodv shall
assemble hls2nlSlly. IN the meath % April,
ard az SoeS Other tlr,s IS the King may
IcGge uscessa-y. fo- the purpose 81 Sss&ir =
the welfare Of the NS-coc. This SoGy shall
Be S-ytsG tAs LsssSlSscrs y Tbs ESvGriSr
kinSdoE.
This merely defines the dSte on
which the Legislature shall meet Snd
gives Suthority for converting ST other
times but the method OF converting
must De the sxme as thst given in Ar
tlele Is ne kiag, 5g aN6 riGA tx aG-
c6cs e HIS P~Seg Cezzsi5, coQa9ass tie
Lsg5ss1:ies -4ssszz3jg- He mSy think Ii
necessary To convene II ST some other
time besides ~bisnniSlly, II the month
~ April. but he cannot Getrally con
vene X without the advice Of his Prlvy
Council He mSy suggest tie neces
sity. they give the power
Upon such point S. this the PEG
pie could not aford 10 pSltsr. No
foreign residents cOuld stand by and
calmly slow the Constitution 70 be
Gshs1 without Vigorous protest They
have come here Snd invested capital
Snd some have become na5ur1llzsd.
trusting IN the written Constitution
Of the COUNTRY. and Il thar CorstltU
ton Is dsfed they must sppeal 10 their
respective governments Tor redress
They would Be deceived and those
who loan money 70 the Hawaiian
Government would be deceived If the
Constitution = not strictly adhered to
One q the strongest arguments IN
London hiss been the Hawaiian Con
S1l5ution- We have been represented
a. an enlightened n1ri0n ruled under
certain defined PRINCIPLES Thrust
aside these principles - e-sarly laid
town. ignore any q them, and you
take sway one Of liz greatest bul-
vgrzS 40 personal liberty, which i Of
paramount Importance II Article =
Of the Constitution cG1 be dsEsti- II
Article - hiss been dslaG- what safe
Suzr6 have we that Article Is shall
not be dsfsd. the Article relative I'd
taxa-l0-2 None
II ! possible to govern without law
Charles L Of England did -. G-6 for
3 time successfully, but In the long
rur he lost MS own head and The El-I---
eiuLas distilled l--a and ac5s1 upon
by his sG1. James II finally cost the